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| Number 15: John Kongos |
This week in 1971, Dawn completed their fifth and final week as the UK's Number 1 song, eventually racking up enough sales to register as the fourth best-selling single of the year.
It was succeeded at the top of the charts by this week's new entry at Number 16, Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, while the debut hit by John Kongos entered the Top 20 just one place higher.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) Dawn - Knock Three Times
- 02 (08) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
- 03 (02) R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me
- 04 (06) Neil Diamond - I Am...I Said
- 05 (03) The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
- 06 (04) Free - My Brother Jake
- 07 (13) Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose
- 08 (11) Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You
- 09 (16) Blue Mink - The Banner Man
- 10 (05) The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
- 11 (07) McGuinness Flint - Malt and Barley Blues
- 12 (19) Peter Noone - Oh! You Pretty Things
- 13 (09) Elvis Presley - Rags to Riches
- 14 (10) East of Eden - Jig-A-Jig
- 15 (22) John Kongos - He's Gonna Step on You Again
- 16 (36) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
- 17 (14) Perry Como - I Think of You
- 18 (12) Waldo De Los Rios - Mozart Symphony No. 40
- 19 (23) Sakkarin - Sugar, Sugar (RE)
- 20 (15) Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
Image: John Kongos: The Tokoloshe Man
15: John Kongos: He's Gonna Step on You Again
Having enjoyed success in his native South Africa, John Kongos moved to the UK in the mid-1960s as a part of the group Floribunda Rose and later Scrugg. However, these ventures were commercial failures. It wasn't until he went solo in 1970 that he came to the attention of the record-buying public across Europe and, eventually, in the UK. He's Gonna Step on You Again was the first of his two hits on the British charts, which later became the major influence for the Happy Mondays' 1990 hit, Step On.
16: Middle of the Road: Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Formerly known as Los Caracas, and winners of the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, the band Middle of the Road was born in 1970. Enjoying little success in the UK, they moved to Italy where the group was given Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep to record. It had already been a minor hit in the US by its composer, Lally Stott, but both MOTR and vocalists Mac and Katie Kissoon decided to release cover versions for the UK market. The Kissoons lost the chart battle in this country, but scored well on the US chart. However, Middle of the Road went on to enjoy five weeks at Number 1 with the song in the UK, with it eventually ending the year as the third best-selling single of 1971.
- 01 (03) Want Ads - Honey Cone
- 02 (01) Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
- 03 (05) Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters
- 04 (04) It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
- 05 (02) Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
- 06 (09) It's Too Late - Carole King
- 07 (07) Sweet and Innocent - Donny Osmond
- 08 (15) Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
- 09 (11) I'll Meet You Halfway - The Partridge Family
- 10 (06) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin
The UK Number 1 album this week:
- Ram - Paul & Linda McCartney
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